Director, Health Equity Data Science and Analytics at Nemours in Orlando, Florida

Job Description:

Nemours is seeking a Director, Health Equity Data Science and Analytics.

Primary Functions:

Reporting to the Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, the Director of Health Equity Data Science and Analytics will lead Health Equity data analytics and data science to understand, track, report, and address health disparities across patient populations. This leader will drive data-informed strategies to promote health equity and advance population health, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement evidence-based interventions and measure their impact. The role will lead a critical function that supports improving care through tracking and promoting equitable healthcare for every Nemours patient. Serving as a member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Alignment (IDEA) leadership team, this individual will provide leadership on research and evaluation design, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.

This individual will lead the development, dissemination, analysis and reporting of healthcare disparities dashboards throughout the Enterprise. The Director also leads and mentors the Health Equity Data Science and Analytics team by supporting development and adherence to analysis and reporting best practices. Assuring consistent delivery of data and analysis for health equity related initiatives, the Director, Health Equity Data Science and Analytics also supports health equity evaluation efforts to achieve a high level of rigor and quality.

Successful candidates for this Director role must have expertise in data analysis, data management, and program evaluation methodology. The ideal Director will also excel at coordination and collaboration including managing and advancing health equity initiatives within a complexed, matrixed, multi-state organization. This includes understanding processes across clinical and business areas, proactively driving results through effective leadership, and garnering collaborative support for health equity transformation across the enterprise.

Essential Functions:

• Bachelor Degree is required
• Epic Clarity certification required
• Epic Cogito Certification required
• Epic Caboodle Certification required
• More than 5 years of progressive experience encompassing direct patient care, progressive responsibility for technical data and reporting is required.
• Expertise in data analysis, data management, and program evaluation methodology is required.
• Specialized clinical training with record of experience in direct patient care required.
• Track record of prior experience in roles with progressive responsibility for data analytics and data visualization required.
• Prior experience in management and leadership is required.
• Understanding of population health and health equity related analytics is required.
• Experience with population health across payer and provider segments of the healthcare sector (e.g., work with multiple payers, patient population segmentation, value-based performance, and population health analytics) is preferred.
• Experience with data requirements for clinical/patient-oriented research preferred (e.g., IRB processes, grant writing, confidentiality and data protections in research) is preferred
• Experience with SQL, R, Python, data visualization and other related technical tools and systems (e.g., Qlik, Tableau, Power BI, etc.) strongly preferred.